Weight Watchers Food Products - Review

 Weight Watchers have a great range of different food products to help you loose weight and maintain a healthy diet.  I was recently sent a box of different products to try.

First up for the taste test was Rogan Josh Cooking Sauce:

'Weight Watchers have a wide range of Cooking Sauces allowing you create a  satisfying home-cooked meal in a hurry.  The sauces are all low in fat and ProPoints® values too.  Use with chicken, meat, fish, vegetables to suit your taste.  Rogan Josh sauce is a medium hot curry sauce and has ProPoints value of 2 per serving, it’s ideal for those who like a curry with a bit more heat'. 

 So what did we think of the Rogan Josh sauce?

Nice, rich tomatoey and very tasty sauce with a good amount of spicy heat without being too hot.  Compared with a regular Rogan Josh cooking sauce from a well know supermarket the Weight Watchers sauce (per 100g) is just 41kcal compared to 80kcal and Fat (of which saturates) Weight Watchers is just 0.1g compared to 0.2g and is also lower in salt too.

Cheesy Leek and Bacon Muffins - Easy Recipe

Having been sent a Great British Bakeware Muffin tray to review, I thought I'd see if it lived up to it's non-stick claim of there being any need for paper cases.

   Verdict:

Well it has to be said, it was brilliant.  Just lightly oil and pop your mixture in.  Straight into the oven to cook and when your muffins are done they slide out really easily.

The tray was really easy to wash up after the baking was done.  It can go in the dishwasher but there really isn't any need, just hot soapy water and your all done.  

Forman and Field Tasting Hamper - Review

I was recently sent a lovely 'Tasting Hamper' to review from Forman and Field.
The hamper arrived around early in the morning, was perfectly packed and full of loads of yummy food.....

 What was inside?!

Bake a Cake - Slice it and then Keep it Fresh!

Readers of this blog will know I'm not too good when it comes to baking cakes.  However, armed with the right equipment in the form of this Spring Form Cake, Slice and Carrier from Premier Housewares the whole thing was made much easier.

    As you can see the cake tin is 'spring form' which means you can undo the clip at the side and your cake is easily removed from the tin after baking.
It's a bit like tightening a belt to bake the cake and then undoing the belt to remove it - marvelous!

   I found this so easy to use, all you do is line the base with greaseproof paper but there's no need to line the sides, just grease or flour the sides and it'll be fine.

I must point out that the instructions on the packaging did not say you have to line the tin with greaseproof paper.  Although this is probably obviously to anyone that is used to making cakes, I felt this should be included in the instructions just to help people like me!

Anyway, having first checked with a friend I was informed that although it isn't necessary to line the bottom of the tin because the spring form will ensure the mixture doesn't leak out.  Lining with greaseproof paper does help to guarantee non stick and people that bake tell me it's the thing to do when baking!

When your cake emerges from the oven you can be sure it will not end up stuck in the tin because of the spring form, which can only be a good thing!

It was really easy to clean afterwards - just wash in hot soapy water and rinse and dry.
There's even a cake slice built into the lid too so you've got no chance of loosing it. Just bake your cake, then slice it and then store it.
  The plastic twist on lid keeps your cake nice and fresh.
A fantastic piece of kit for any cake maker.

 Height 15 cm x Width 35 cm x Depth 35 cm.

The Cake and Slice is available over at Amazon and at the time of writing is just £24.90 with FREE delivery.
Thank you to Pam for sending me this to review.

Good Energy - Low Carbon Cooking Recipes

Good Energy have recipes that have been prepared by top chef Arthur Potts Dawson with a view to reducing the carbon footprint when cooking.

Lovely Autumn/Winter recipes from Good Energy are:

Pictures supplied by Good Energy - 

you didn't think I'd had serious photography lessons over night did you?!

Ham and Apple Pie:

A bit like Shropshire fidget pie - which I've been meaning to make for an age now.

Sweetcorn, Chilli and Coriander Griddle cakes:

Ps: I will be these making asap!

Chicken with Fennel, Sweet Potato and Thyme:

and a Lemon Ricotta Cake:

Good Energy has teamed up with green chef Arthur Potts Dawson to produce a guide to inspire consumers to make better choices about how they buy, store and prepare food; alongside some seasonal recipes which can help you cut carbon without compromising on taste.  Arthur shares Good Energy’s passion for ethical and ecologically sourced food.  And energy.....

For a copy of 'Good Energy Good Kitchen' containing these recipes and more, please email customeradmin@goodenergy.co.uk or you can visit the Good Energy stand at The Real Food Harvest Festival (23rd – 25th September). 

You can visit Good Energy for more information.

Carrot and Walnut Eccles Cakes and a Nice Cup of PG Tips Tea!

Three lovely fresh tasting teas have recently been added to PG Tips range. 
They've teamed up with top chef Tristan Welch who has come up with some lovely recipes to compliment their new range of teas.

  The leaves are pressed at different stages during fermentation in order to capture and preserve the genuine and refined taste of fresh tea in each new 

blend:

•  The Fresh One: Pressed within hours of picking to give a uniquely clean, smooth, golden and fresh-tasting tea. A refreshing pick-me up

• The Delicate One: A delicate tasting blend that combines lightly pressed leaves and decaffeinated tea. A gentle, mellow cup for those moments of relaxation

• The Strong One: A full flavour blend with extra-pressed leaves and a rich, rounded character. For those times when you need a kick start.